Catotune's Top Battles Rundown: Silver league, Modern format - Sep 2, 2023
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MODERNFor simplicity I threw out matches ending in draws and surrender - all data is compiled from wins and losses. Here are the results from 132 of the top Silver league (modern format) battles from Saturday, September 2, 2023:
Monsters with highest win rate
Carnage Titan - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [5/5]
Carnage Titan is a Legendary monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 2 was most successful in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, finding itself on the victorious team for all 5 games in which Carnage Titan appeared.- Carnage Titan performed ideally when placed in the team's second position, where it saw 4 wins.
- You may want to study @xwaakaa's battle to see how they pulled off a win with this card [1].
- When used in combination with the Equalizer ruleset, Carnage Titan won twice.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Carnage Titan card is $3.02 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Gargoya Scrapper - Life splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
Gargoya Scrapper is a Common monster card from the Chaos Legion edition.
The card at level 5 was most successful during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the winning team for all 4 games in which Gargoya Scrapper appeared.- Gargoya Scrapper performed ideally when placed at the rear of the team, where it saw 2 wins.
- You may want to view @ueyuey's battle to see how they accomplished a win with this card [1].
- When used in combination with the Up Close & Personal ruleset, Gargoya Scrapper won twice.
- The lowest price for a Chaos Legion edition Gargoya Scrapper card is $0.01 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Spark Pixies - Fire splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
Spark Pixies is a Rare monster card from the Untamed edition.
In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was most successful, finding itself on the victorious team for all 4 games in which Spark Pixies appeared.
Most winning monsters with at least 10 battles
(Excluding any monsters already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)
Epona - Earth splinter
Win rate: 73.68% [14/19]
Epona is a Legendary monster card from the Dice edition.
The card at level 2 achieved the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, finding itself on the victorious team for 9 games.- Epona performed ideally when used as the secondary tank (2nd slot) in the team lineup, where it saw 5 wins.
- You may find it enlightening to take a look at @ueyuey's previous battles, where they won 7 games with this card [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7].
- When paired with the Broken Arrows ruleset, Epona earned 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Dice edition Epona card is $200.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Katrelba Gobson - Earth splinter
Win rate: 71.43% [10/14]
Katrelba Gobson is a Common monster card from the Gladius edition.
The card at level 5 achieved the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, being a member of the winning team for 6 games.Ash Mirage - Fire splinter
Win rate: 70.00% [7/10]
Ash Mirage is a Common monster card from the Riftwatchers edition.
In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 5 had the most success, being a member of the victorious team for all 7 games where Ash Mirage triumphed.- You may find it enlightening to see @splintermagus's previous battles, where they won 2 games with this card [1, 2].
- The lowest price for a Riftwatchers edition Ash Mirage card is $0.59 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Summoners with highest win rate
Lir Deepswimmer - Water splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [4/4]
Lir Deepswimmer is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
The card at level 2 was most successful in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, winning all 4 games in which Lir Deepswimmer appeared.Lux Vega - Neutral splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
Lux Vega is a Legendary summoner card from the Promo edition.
In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 2 was most successful, winning all 3 games in which Lux Vega appeared.Eternan Brune - Fire splinter
Win rate: 100.00% [1/1]
Note that while this card has a 100% win rate, it is based on only 1 match.Eternan Brune is a Rare summoner card from the Soulbound Rewards edition.
In today's top Silver league (modern) battles, the card at level 4 was used in one battle by @ueyuey, which it won.
Most winning summoners with at least 10 battles
(Excluding any summoners already featured in the "highest win rate" section above)
Mylor Crowling - Earth splinter
Win rate: 60.00% [12/20]
Mylor Crowling is a Rare summoner card from the Dice edition.
The card at level 4 had the most success in today's top Silver league (modern) battles, winning all 12 games where Mylor Crowling triumphed.- If you want to learn from an elite player, take a moment to watch @uyentrinh33's battle history, where they defeated their opponent 2 times using this card [1, 2].
- When used in combination with the Fire & Regret ruleset, Mylor Crowling saw 2 wins.
- The lowest price for a Dice edition Mylor Crowling card is $6.80 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Yodin Zaku - Fire splinter
Win rate: 58.82% [10/17]
Yodin Zaku is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
The card at level 2 had the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, winning all 10 games where Yodin Zaku won.- To understand the strategy of an expert player, take a moment to view @splintermagus's battles, where they defeated their opponent 2 times with this card [1, 2].
- When paired with the Equalizer ruleset, Yodin Zaku won 3 times.
- The lowest price for an Untamed edition Yodin Zaku card is $149.00 USD (Level 1) at the time of writing.
Byzantine Kitty - Dragon splinter
Win rate: 58.33% [7/12]
Byzantine Kitty is a Legendary summoner card from the Untamed edition.
The card at level 2 had the most success during the top Silver league (modern) battles today, winning all 7 games where Byzantine Kitty triumphed.
Splinters with highest win rate
Neutral
Win rate: 100.00% [3/3]
Neutral splinter was successful against Water, beating that element 1 time in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.
Fire
Win rate: 54.84% [17/31]
Fire splinter had the most success against Fire, defeating its own element 6 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.- This splinter matched well with the Equalizer ruleset, where Fire prevailed 3 times.
- This splinter matched well with the Equalizer ruleset, where Fire prevailed 3 times.
Life
Win rate: 51.28% [20/39]
Life splinter had the most success against Life, beating its identical element 7 times in today's top Silver league (modern) battles.This splinter matched well with the Up Close & Personal ruleset, where Life emerged victorious 2 times.
Life splinter did well in battles with mana caps of 16 or lower, winning 5 of those matchups.
Final thoughts
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- Catotune
